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Sponsors onboard for Youth Athletics Champs
Tuesday 21 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
Organisers are pleased to announce a growing family of sponsors who have pledged their support to the Youth Athletics Championships to be held next month.
Bowls medallists back together
Friday 17 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
Tomorrow will mark the first time Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn have played together since winning their bronze medal in April.
Pa enua students loving their badminton
Thursday 16 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
On Tuesday morning students and teachers from Niua School and Nassau School took part in the fifth and final ShuttleTime Teachers Workshop conducted by Cook Islands Badminton (CIBA).
New cycle challenge on the Raro horizon
Thursday 16 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands Triathlon Association (CITAI) has announced a new cycling challenge for bike enthusiasts.
Plenty of positives from Olympic Academy
Wednesday 15 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
Potini Regina Potini was one of two Cook Islands representatives at this year’s International Olympic Academy for Young Participants course and he has made a number of recommendations to CISNOC regarding the future development of athletes.
Youth Athletics Champs all about participation
Tuesday 14 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The Rarotonga College Youth Athletics Championships are to be held at the National Stadium on September 7, with Olympian Erin Tierney leading the events team alongside Athletics Cook Islands president Ina Marsters.
Sailing championships ends on a high
Tuesday 14 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
Last week’s Sailing Cook Islands National Optimists Championships held at Muri lagoon were a rousing success.
Badminton squad back from NZ
Monday 13 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
This week the Cook Islands U15 badminton squad consisting of Vaitoti Tupa, Danniel Apii Jr, Eleanor Wichman, Tereapii Akavi and their coach Ngaoa Ranginui arrived back from a successful trip to New Zealand.
More action from sailing champs
Friday 10 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The next generation of sailors has taken to the water at the Sailing Cook Islands-organised National Optimist Championships at Muri Lagoon this week.
Huge potential for cross-country
Friday 10 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The National Cross Country championships held yesterday have been given the big tick by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA).
Changes ahead for athletics
Friday 10 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
A number of changes are ahead for Athletics Cook Islands (ACI).
Educating athletes way to grow: Lynch
Thursday 9 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
In order for Cook Islands sports to move to the next level, there needs to be an emphasis on development of athletes through education, says young weightlifter Manine Lynch.
Young sailors compete in national champs
Thursday 9 August 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Thirty-seven sailors are competing in the Sailing Cook Islands-organised National Optimist Championship which started yesterday in Muri lagoon.
Fiji legend trains local coaches
Tuesday 7 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
Legendary Fiji decathlete Albert Miller has been in Rarotonga for the past fortnight to conduct an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) coaching course.
Launching into future
Saturday 4 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
As a way of continuing the development of sailing in the northern group, a coaching course is scheduled for next Monday.
National athletics champs next week
Friday 3 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The National Athletics Championship is being held next Tuesday, in the hope of having a number of athletes from the outer islands compete.
Solid turnout at second road run
Friday 3 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The second of this year’s ACI Road Running Series races saw a solid turnout of runners.
Team ends tennis trip on high
Friday 3 August 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Other Sports
The Cook Islands tennis team recorded some excellent results in the regional competition held in Lautoka, Fiji.
Tennis boys claim victory
Wednesday 1 August 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports
Cook Islands claimed the 12 and under boys’ team title at the Pacific Oceania Junior Tennis Championships which were held in Lautoka, Fiji, last month.
Basketball scholarships offered
Wednesday 1 August 2018 | Published in Other Sports
In 2017, six boys from Rarotonga started the inaugural Education/Basketball Scholarship with te reo Maori immersion high school Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana in New Zealand.